1980 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 1980 throughout the world.

Events[]

  • Copa Libertadores 1980: Won by Nacional after defeating Sport Club Internacional on an aggregate score of 2–0.
  • England: 1980 FA Cup Final: West Ham United 1, Arsenal 0, the winning goal scored by Trevor Brooking
  • European Cup 1980: Won by Nottingham Forest after defeating Hamburger SV 1–0 in the Final.
  • Scottish Cup final: Celtic beat Rangers 1-0 after extra time at Hampden Park. After the match there is a pitch invasion, leading to rioting and 210 arrests. Following the match the sale of alcohol at Scottish football grounds is banned.
  • September 10 – Midfielder Jan van Deinsen plays his first and only international match for the Netherlands, when the Netherlands meets the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.
  • September 17 – Dutch side FC Utrecht makes its European debut with a draw (0-0) in Romania against FC Argeș Pitești in the first round of the UEFA Cup.

Winners club national championship[]

Asia[]

  •  Qatar: Al-Sadd SC

Europe[]

  •  Belgium: Club Brugge K.V.
  •  England: Liverpool
  •  France: FC Nantes
  •  Italy: Inter Milan
  •  Netherlands
  •  Portugal: Sporting CP
  • Spain Spain: Real Madrid
  •  Soviet Union: Spartak Moscow
  •  Turkey: Trabzonspor
  •  West Germany: Bayern Munich
  •  Yugoslavia: Red Star Belgrade

North America[]

Oceania[]

South America[]

International Tournaments[]

  • African Cup of Nations in Nigeria (March 8 – 22 1980)
    1.  Nigeria
    2.  Algeria
    3.  Morocco
  • 1980 British Home Championship (May 16 – May 24, 1980)
 Northern Ireland
  • UEFA European Football Championship in Italy (June 11 – 22 1980)
    1.  West Germany
    2.  Belgium
    3.  Italy and  Czechoslovakia
  • Olympic Games in Moscow, Soviet Union (July 20 – August 2, 1980)
    1.  Czechoslovakia
    2.  East Germany
    3.  Soviet Union
  • Mundialito in Montevideo, Uruguay (December 30, 1980 – January 10, 1981)
    1.  Uruguay
    2.  Brazil
    3. —

National Teams[]

 Netherlands[]

Date Opponent Final score Result Competition Venue
January 23  Spain 1 – 0 L Friendly Estadio Balaídos, Vigo
March 26  France 0 – 0 D Friendly Parc des Princes, Paris
June 11  Greece 1 – 0 W Euro 1980 Stadio San Paolo, Naples
June 14  West Germany 2 – 3 L Euro 1980 Stadio San Paolo, Naples
June 17  Czechoslovakia 1 – 1 D Euro 1980 San Siro, Milan
September 10  Republic of Ireland 2 – 1 L World Cup Qualifier Lansdowne Road, Dublin
October 11  West Germany 1 – 1 D Friendly Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
November 19  Belgium 1 – 0 L World Cup Qualifier Heysel Stadion, Brussels
December 30  Uruguay 2 – 0 L Mundialito Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Births[]

  • January 6 – Steed Malbranque, Belgian-French footballer
  • January 14 – Ossama Haidar, Lebanese international
  • January 25 – Xavi, Spanish footballer
  • February 1
  • February 15 – Elvis Marecos, Paraguayan footballer
  • February 20 – Artur Boruc, Polish footballer
  • February 20 – Thijs Sluijter, Dutch footballer
  • February 28 – Piotr Giza, Polish footballer
  • March 4 – Omar Bravo, Mexican footballer
  • March 14 – Aaron Brown, English footballer
  • March 15 – Hugo Notario, Argentine footballer
  • March 21 – Ronaldinho, Brazilian footballer
  • March 21 – John McGrath, Irish footballer
  • March 31
    • Matias Concha, Swedish footballer
    • Dean Clark, English footballer
  • April 22 – Nicolas Douchez, French footballer
  • May 14 – Zdeněk Grygera, Czech footballer
  • May 18 – Diego Pérez, Uruguayan footballer
  • May 30 – Steven Gerrard, English footballer
  • June 10 – Francelino Matuzalem, Brazilian footballer
  • June 12 – Ifet Taljević, Yugoslav-born German club footballer
  • June 26 – Michael Jackson, English club footballer
  • June 30
    • Rade Prica, Swedish international
    • Sayuti, Indonesian club footballer
  • July 8 – Robbie Keane, Irish footballer
  • August 5 – Wayne Bridge, English footballer
  • August 6
    • Danny Collins, English-Welsh footballer
    • Roman Weidenfeller, German footballer
  • August 7 – Shane Moody-Orio, Belizean footballer
  • August 12 – Javier Chevantón, Uruguayan footballer
  • September 6 – Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer
  • September 29 – Patrick Agyemang, Ghanaian international
  • October 4 – Tomáš Rosický, Czech international
  • October 9
  • October 23 – Scott Parker, English international
  • October 27 – Radhakrishnan Dhanarajan, Indian club footballer (d. 2019)
  • October 28 – Alan Smith, English international
  • November 2 – Diego Lugano, Uruguayan footballer
  • November 5 – Christoph Metzelder, German international
  • November 18 – Luke Chadwick, English youth international
  • November 22 – David Artell, English club footballer and manager
  • December 6 – Steve Lovell, English club footballer
  • December 7 – John Terry, English footballer
  • December 20 – Ashley Cole, English footballer
  • December 31 – Beto Gonçalves, Brazilian-born Indonesian international

Deaths[]

February[]

  • February 22 – Pierre Korb, French international footballer (born 1908)

March[]

  • March 1 – Dixie Dean, English international footballer (born 1907)

June[]

  • June 8 – Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, Brazilian international defender, Brazilian squad member at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (75)
  • June 9 – Miguel Capuccini, Uruguayan goalkeeper, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (76)

September[]

References[]

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